Featured Wrought Iron oil lamp - early or late?

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  1. Drew

    Drew Well-Known Member

    Is this design earlier, 1860ish or later, say 1890s ? the font & tank appears to be brass - electrified at some point. s-l1600 (19).jpg s-l1600 (18).jpg
     
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Drew, it's marked on the cap. What does it say?

    Debora
     
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  3. Drew

    Drew Well-Known Member

    Cap says - "Made In United States". Also, I've seen these wrought cone shaped forms on other Victorian metal work.
     
  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    What does the electric cord go to?

    Debora
     
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  6. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Guessing ca. 1895-1905.
     
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  7. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    @Debora Where the wick used to be there is a socket, so I assume the cord goes through the lamp to the socket
     
  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    See it now. So the lamp was electrified at some point.

    Debora
     
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the cord is a newer version..
     
  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    i can't see how that lamp and stand go together............:inpain::wideyed::wideyed::wacky:
     
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  11. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    I kind of agree. The stand looks like something recent.
     
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  12. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    All very confusing.

    Debora
     
  13. Drew

    Drew Well-Known Member

    Found this image of what appears very similar - has it's globe & chimney s-l225.jpg
     
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  14. Brazos

    Brazos Active Member

    I have book on metal lamps and I will see if it is in that. There were about three dozen makers, or more. I am sure that the font was drilled and that will kill any collector value, so find a shade and make it back to an electric.

    I think the stand might be original. Cleaned up with a pretty shade they make an interesting lamp to use.
     
  15. Gus Tuason

    Gus Tuason Well-Known Member

    The lamp itself appears to be brass with the holder being wrought iron. My guess is that the brass lamp portion was originally part of a pull down kerosene lamp of the 1800's. Later, after that lamp went out with the advent of electric lighting, someone made a table lamp out of it and converted it to electricity. My guess is that it was converted in the 1930's - 1950's.
     
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  16. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    Oil lamp, ca. 1890 - 1900, copper plated brass, wrought iron. H.11" x W.6" x D.6." SI.2003.057.

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    Three scrolled and twisted wrought iron legs join a central twisted wrought iron shaft with bolts, the lower three bolts are in the shape of flowers. A copper-plated brass oil font embossed with flowers and fluting is attached to the central shaft. The burner, which is missing, was probably a miniature central draft type burner. The font is stamped: "THE B&H" and the filler cap is embossed: "B&H." This type of diminutive lamp, a miniature version of their popular banquet lamp, was called a "Boudoir Lamp."

    https://www.si.edu/ahhp/lampsandchandeliers
     
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  17. Brazos

    Brazos Active Member

    Still checking my metal lamp text. About three fourths thru it. This book is about 450 pages and the illustrations are difficult to check.
     
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  18. Iowa Jayhawk

    Iowa Jayhawk Well-Known Member

    You beat me to it flipper. Agree however that the electrification pretty much guts the value by up to 90%. Drilling through font is a deal breaker for oil lamps.
     
  19. Drew

    Drew Well-Known Member

    Forwarded photos to a lamp guy - he says it's a MILLER lamp of Meriden, Ct., 1890's when wrought iron became the rage. Bradley-Hubbard also made ornate examples. A short lived trend... proved to be too labor intensive & costly. I like the craft aspect, not the cast metal, class or porcelain most often seen.
     
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